Mexico offers $15,000 reward for capture of 132 jailbreakersSeptember 18, 2012 - 11:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mexican authorities are blocking roads leading to the United States and are offering a $15,000 reward for the capture of the 132 inmates who escaped from a prison in a border town, authorities said, according to CNN. The prison break occurred Monday, Sept 17 afternoon in the border town of Piedras Negras in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. Piedras Negras is located about five miles from Eagle Pass, Texas, and 150 miles from San Antonio. The inmates were able to escape what's known as a social rehabilitation center, a minimum-level-style facility, by burrowing through a seven-foot long tunnel, one by one, according to a statement from the state's prosecutor. The escapees then cut through a chain-link fence and ran through an empty lot. Local and federal authorities are searching for the inmates and police have set up blockades on roads leading to the Mexico-U.S. border. This escape comes after another one in February when 30 inmates fled after a riot in a prison in Monterrey, Mexico. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |